Mountain Streams Radio

12/04/2025

Lunch with the exemplary McDonalds of Mountain Streams Media 102.9 FM and their wonderful friend, Ruth! Ed and his wife really have a great thing going there.. Mountain Streams Radio plays great new and classic Bluegrass, Folk and acoustic music since 2017. What a blessing they are to the community, and I really enjoy the historical stories presented by Betty Zumba! Tune in when you’re passing through..it really is a treat!

10/03/2025

Tune into Mountain Streams Radio tomorrow, Saturday (10/4) to listen to the Saturday Light Brigade LIVE!

Pop Quiz: Name 5 things you can play that start with the letter B? Share your answers by email at [email protected] or text at 412.200.5975.

On the radio on 10/4: We hope you'll tune in to The Saturday Light Brigade from 6 am to noon Eastern this Saturday through our network of radio and online stations for original puzzles, folk, jazz, bluegrass, and more. This week's program includes these special features and guests:

8:20 am -- Desiree Soteres with information on the Aria412 Fall Shows at Hop Farm Brewing on 10/7, 11/4, and 12/3 (7 pm), Lawrenceville

10:05 am -- Selections on piano with Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Award honoree Evan Park (12th grade, Wi******er Thurston)

10:35 am -- Sofia Pfaltzgraff (freshman, Carnegie Mellon University) and Sea Sombar (12th grade, homeschooled) sharing award-winning entries from the 2025 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Ralph Munn Creative Writing Awards

11:05 am -- Barbershop-style harmonies with members of Vocal Confluence in advance of its Small Group Showcase, The Original Pittsburgh Winery, 10/5 (3 pm)

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09/15/2025

Ed McDonald with information on the Mineral County Heritage Trail Weekend, 9/20 to 9/21, featuring several historic locations in Keyser, WV

09/12/2025

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09/12/2025

09/12/2025

Make sure to tune in Saturday from 6am to noon to the Saturday Light Brigade LIVE! At 8:20am, listen for local Ed McDonald to discuss the upcoming Mineral County Heritage Trail!

Pop Quiz:
Turn the word CAKE into PIES by changing one letter at a time with each change yielding a new word along the way. Share your answer by email at [email protected] or text at 412.200.5975.

On the radio on 9/13:
We hope you'll tune in to The Saturday Light Brigade from 6 am to noon Eastern this Saturday through our network of radio and online stations for original puzzles, folk, jazz, bluegrass, and more. This week's program includes these special features and guests:

8:20 am -- Ed McDonald with information on Mineral County Heritage Weekend (9/20 and 9/21), featuring several historic locations in Keyser, WV

10:05 am -- Scouts Abby Edwards (2nd grade, Logan Elementary), Tommy Edwards (3rd grade, Logan Elementary), Amaya Maiti (1st grade, Jefferson Elementary), Gracie McClelland (7th grade, Holy Cross Academy), and Max Miller (8th grade, Pine-Richland) sharing their experiences as part of Scouting America

10:35 am -- Aayushi Vardhan (11th grade, North Allegheny High School) from the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens EcoLeader Academy

11:05 am -- Indie pop folk duo Jupiter Vinyl, featuring Corinne Bohjanen (bass, vocals) and Edward J. Horey (guitar, vocals)

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09/10/2025

08/11/2025

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07/11/2025

Mountain Streams Radio hopes you'll tune in to The Saturday Light Brigade -- LIVE -- from 6 am to noon Saturday (7/12) for original puzzles, folk, jazz, bluegrass, and more.

Pop Quiz:
DARE is an example of a 4-letter word that has at least two 4-letter words as anagrams (DEAR and READ). Another example is DIET which has three 4-letter anagrams (EDIT, TIDE, and TIED). Can you come up with five more 4-letter words that have at least two 4-letter anagrams? Share your answer by email at [email protected] or text at 412.200.5975.

This week's (7/12) program includes these special features and guests:

8:20 am -- Kelsey Ford with information on the Handmade Arcade Youth Maker Program

10:05 am -- Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair honoree Ayana Singh (9th grade, North Allegheny) discussing her award-winning work to develop innovative tools supporting individuals with autism

10:35 am -- Sophie O'Toole (11th grade, Keystone Oaks), Sedona Greene (10th grade, Trinity Christian School), Aidan Graham (10th grade, Pittsburgh Sci-Tech), Trysta Fields (12th, Pittsburgh Obama), and Jacob Fischbach (12th grade, Pittsburgh CAPA) sharing their experiences participating in the University of Pittsburgh Gene Team Summer Program

11:05 am -- An acoustic set with Aliquid Novi featuring Adam Levine (acoustic guitar, vocals) and Deb Cook (vocals)

07/11/2025

Please join us for Paint Night!

06/27/2025

Listen to the Saturday Light Brigade, live, from 6am to noon tomorrow, Saturday, on Mountain Streams Radio - 102.9FM, mountainstreamsradio.org, or by asking "Alexa, play Mountain Streams Radio".

This week's Pop Quiz: The SLB playground is filled with bicycles and tricycles! There are exactly 25 vehicles and 57 wheels. How many of each kind of cycle are there?

We hope you'll tune in to The Saturday Light Brigade from 6 am to noon Eastern this Saturday through our network of radio and online stations for original puzzles, folk, jazz, bluegrass, and more. This week's program includes these special features and guests:

8:20 am -- Shelli Luchs discussing the Allegheny County Music Festival, a concert benefiting youth served through the Department of Human Services, 6/29, Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheater

10:05 am -- Pittsburgh Westinghouse Academy students Jaziah Mason (10th grade) and Kamarie Dawkins (11th grade) talking about their recent success in the Build Pittsburgh 2025 Southwestern PA Youth Pitch Competition

10:35 am -- Wi******er Thurston 12th graders and co-editors-in-chief, Quincy Sauter and Martha Pitard on Gold Rush Zine

11:05 am -- Old-time music with the Snappin' Bug Stringband, featuring Mark Tamsula (fiddle), Richard Withers (banjo and fife), Barbara Rosner (bass), and Dave Krysty (guitar)

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05/23/2025

MCHS Annual Meeting - Wednesday, June 4th, 6:30pm @ the MCHS Museum (253 Carskadon Lane, Keyser). All invited!! Light refreshments/dessert.